This collection is a longitudinal study of a national
sample of young people. The respondents were originally observed as
high school juniors in 1973 by the American College Testing
Program. The first follow-up by the Institute for Demographic and
Economic Studies (IDES) took place in 1976 and the second IDES
follow-up study was conducted in 1978-1979. The original study was
concerned with the amount of information young people had about
specific job characteristics and career planning activities. The two
follow-up studies collected inf... (more info)

This collection is a longitudinal study of a national
sample of young people. The respondents were originally observed as
high school juniors in 1973 by the American College Testing
Program. The first follow-up by the Institute for Demographic and
Economic Studies (IDES) took place in 1976 and the second IDES
follow-up study was conducted in 1978-1979. The original study was
concerned with the amount of information young people had about
specific job characteristics and career planning activities. The two
follow-up studies collected information on current living situation,
work, education, military experience, activities since high school,
demographic information, and future plans.

Access Notes

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Columns 1-1,074 contain data from the original
survey. Columns 1,075-2,110 contain information from the first
follow-up survey. Columns 2,111-2,304 contain additional information
generated by the first follow-up survey. Columns 2,305-3,506 contain
data from the second follow-up survey, and columns 3,507-3,590 contain
information additional information generated by the second follow-up
survey.

Methodology

Sample:
The original wave was comprised of 9,296 high school
juniors. The first follow-up included 5,293 respondents and the second
follow-up included 3,615.